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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-05-26
Thornwell Orphanage.

The Thornwell Orphanage, located in
Clinton, South Carolina, ian institution
under the fostering care of benevolent
people everywhere,l was originated by
the Presbyterian Church and is under
the care Of that denomination, but it
does not confne it's benefits to orphans of
any denomination or locality. More
than half of its wards are from other
States than South Carolina, and from
other denominations than the Presbyte.
rian. Ten States and seven denomina.
tions are represented among the inmates.
The Orphanage was first thought of
only twelve years ago, and from the
beginning has depended for its all upon
the voluntary donations of persons who
could give only small sums. Poor men
have built it, only few wealthy donors
being counted among its patrons. From
the small beginning of a fifty cent piece,
it now has farm of over q hundred
acres, three substantial stone dwellings,
large stone school building valued at
$4,000, and two other buildings, also of
stone, for industrial purposes, combined
property in all of thirty thousand dol.
lars.
The number of inmates in the institu-
tion is over sixty and is increasing rap.
idly. These are fed, clothed, educated
the year round, and provided with ali
necessary supplies, at cost of about
s5000 annually, all of which ia donated
by persons who read accounts like this
and send their gifts to the President,
Rev. VIM. P, Jacobs, Clinton.
a peculiarly of the orphanage is that
the orphans are retained in the institu.
ton only by the sense of their need and
advantage. They are not bound in or
bound ont. They do not belong to the
controlling board, but come to stay as long
as they can be benefited, and leave when
fitted to take care of themselves.
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Restoring the Barriers.

NEW YORK, May 2O.-R. g. Dun &
Co.'s Trade Reuiew for the week ending
Saturday, May 81, says:
"The most important news of the
week, if confirmed, is that the Inter.
State commission will revoke all tempo.
rary suspensions of the short haul clause,
terminating them on July. This state.
ment seems credible only because it &C.
cords with the spirit Of the letter just
published by the commission, giving the
reasons for refusing suspensions and
holding that injury to existing business
is no reason for setting aside the law.
Only in exceptional cases will they in.
terfere. The revolution in business must
therefore progress until its full effects
have been realized. Some of them are
seen 10 the contracts taken by the Cana
dian Pacific to move eastward the wool of
California and ten million pounds of
sugar, and the marked revival of ship.
ments around Cape Horn. Others appear
in the decline of trade at the larger
centres of distribution and manufacture.
and the increase of distribution at
smaller towns, with an upspring of new
manufacturing works at many localities.
For twenty-five years railroads have
been annihilating the barriers of distance.
TIE new law tends to restore the old
barriers, and to put sections, cities and
towns farther away from each other.
Closely connected are numerous labor
troubles, most of which grow out of the
narrowed fields for the distribution of
products. Local reports are still gener-
ally encouraging, with no instance of un.
ususl delay in collections. Business is
in every case pronounced larger than at
the same time last year.
"The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
week number for the United States 1852,
Canada %, total 180, against 1G7 last
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Prohibition In Iowa.

Thc>annual report Of the Secretary OF
State of Iowa, ust.published, contains
some very, interesting statistics bearing
on Sthe question whether prohibition
really prohibits 10 the extent of.dimin.
ishing crime and reducing the criminal
classes. They show that the total num-
Der of convictions for criminal offences
in all the District Courts of Iowa for the
year ending September 80, 1886, was
l,645, aud of the persons convicted
nearly one half, or 657, were saloon-keep-
ers.
As only portion of this year is GOV.
cred By the Prohibitory law made effect
i've by the supplementary Clark law the
showing is a most favorable one. The
saloon. keepers attempted to violate law,
with the result of 657 convictions for this
offence. Of the whole number OF con-
victions, however, only 1873 were OF so
serious character as to require lmpris.
onmeut, or an average of less than two
commitments to Jail for each county in
the State. Iowa has ninety.nine coun.
ties the returns show that in hfty;tve
of them there was not a single commit.
ment to the county Jail during the year.
More than this, in twenty-five of these
counties not q single person was commit
ted to either the Jail or the peniteotiary
during the year.
This, as compared with the record Of
previous years, shows that prohibition
prohibits, and that the attempt to close
the chief breeding. places of crime, the
saloons, has been successful. There are
indications also that the result of saloon.
closing will be even more marked during
the current year. The two penitentiaries
of the State showed on the lst of March
decrease of forty.four in the number OF
the inmates as compared with the CORES.
ponding time of last year. In short, the
report of the Secretary of State shows
even more strikingly than the friends of
prohibition had expected; that the clos.
ing of the saloon means the wiping out
of large amount of crime in every COM
munity, with o consequent decrease in
Court expenses and reduction in taxation
for criminal prosecutions.
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New Cotton Mill

GREENv1LLE, May 21.-From Present
appearances it is likely that GresnVille
will soon have new mill for the manu-.
facture of fine cotton cloth. In all such
enterprises the trouble usually is in find
ing a man whose services can be secured,
and whose experience and reputation
inspire confidence and insure wise man.
agement It is proposed to solve that
difficulty in this case by merging the new
mill with the Camperdown, having the
same general officers for the two, with
Col. 81. P. Hammett as president. The
mill buildings to be separate end their
internal operation distinct. Col. Ham
NETT seemed to consider the idea favora-
bly,, and his resident directors will meet
on Monday and take action, which it is
hoped will put the new enterprise on its
feet.
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Starvation in Texas.

AUSTIN, TEXAS, May yesterday
the Governor received petition from
the County officials of Medina County,
asking for a special session of the Legis.
lature to provide for suffering and fam.
ishing people in Medina, Tria, A:soca
and portions of Bakar, Edwards, Uvalde
and Bandera counties.
The great mass of the people are repre-
sented .as having no money, no credit, no
crop prospects and no property that can
be sold,. pledged or mortgaged. Many
are living upon half rations of corn bread
and tank water, and seed corn and cotton
have rotted in the ground. In one pre-
cinct in Medina County three hundred
men, women and children are in fam
ishing condition, and in other precincts
the people will soon starve unless help is
furnished. The petition is certified to by
the County clerks in the respective coun.
ties.
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Another Train Robbery.

A special from Austin, Texas; says
Passenger train No. SOP, on the Inter.
national and Great Northern Road, was
stopped last night at Mcneil station, q
few miles north of here. by Is or 20 rob.
bers, who robbed the express car. Some
fifty shots were fred, and one man was
slightly wounded in the hand. Another
report says two men were killed. Fifty
mounted and armed men are leaving here
for Mcneil. It is said there we're fifteen
in the party. They first captured the
operator before the arrival of the train,
and as soon as the train drew in they
boarded it, attacking the engineer and
express messenger. The express was
robbed, but the amount taken was not
ascertained. The mails were not touched.
Passengers were held up, and consider
able amount was taken from them, one
man losing a gold watch and chain, and
another diamond pin.
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Total purchases. ...s1s, s,6S1, 200

Total purchases. isis, $751; 200
Z e ia also stated that for the year PA.
600, 900 pounds of merchandise, com.
;s ;;s9esed cbieay Of clothing, dry goods and
5sll ions, were shipped or. imported into
B the State. No estimate is given for
6 spioWs, axe: handles, hoes, rakes. shoyels,
agricultural machinery, wagons, buggies,
Vheelb lbarroWs, etc, etc. The exports or
sales By the South Carolina farmers in
tie ssams report is estimated, nsround
numbers, at s22, ,99O, 900. Il will be seen,
bys comparison Of the above figures, it
took six tenths, as the writer states, of
the gross exports or sales to pay for
tticles that can be raised at less expense
ons the farms. That leaves the farmers.
stenths, out Of which to psy for hats,
shoes clothing, and the hundred other
articles that are purchased by our farm.
s..era, taxes End the interest on what they.
oRe The consequence is, the average
farmer has nothing to give lis children.
the way Of educational adyantages,
snd 1eas TO give to religious and charita.
@hbis enterprises. It does not take water q
...Ie1g time to5get through . sieve, and
when. .thes holes in the money box of the
s'ffarnsI ID larger than the: dollars the
dollars soon, leak throngh. MEMO.
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Five Millions in New Bonds.

The recent issue of S5, 100000 of S per
cent. fifty.ycar collateral trust bonds OF
the Georgia Central Railroad bonds was
placed with syndicate in this city at
974. President Alexander said the other
day that the principal object in isuing
the bonds is to secure money to complete
the Goodwater extension, to equip the
road and to pay for the plant and terminal
facilities at Birmingham. Somewhere
about s3,OOO,0O0 is needed for this pur-
pose. There is floating debt of 81 ,050,-
900, which was incurred in building the
South Carolina roads, upon which there
is yearly interest charge of 6 per cent.
One million dollars will be used to pay
off this debt and the remaining 81 10000
will be used tor banking purposes. The
company. expects to save per cent. on
$1,O5O,OOO in paying off the floating debt,
which bears 6 per cent. interest with 5
per cent. loan. The sl,000,000 to be
used as banking capital will afford the
company ample facilities, which it very
much oeeds, to carry on a banking bust
ness. The amount required to complete
the Goodwater extension is considerably
greater than was anticipated by the for
mer management under which it was
begun. The plan contemplated by Pres.
ident Raoul was to issue first and second
mortgage on the road, but this it was
found would not furnish money enough
to complete the extension to Birmingham
aud secure terminal facilities there. The
country through which the road runs is
rocky and mountainous, and even yetit
is impossible to more than roughly esti.
mate the cost of construction. In order
to secure the money which the company
needed for this and for other purposes,
President Alexander conceived the plan
of issuing collateral trust bonds, putting
up altogether about s6,S000 in securi.
ties, including $4,000, 900 of Ocean Steam.
ship Company stock and $4,000 of
Montgomery and Eufaula stock, The
bonds of the various roads composing the
South Carolina system, and also part
of the stock of the Eufaula and Clayton,
West Point and Atlanta and Western
Alabama roads. These stocks are depos.
tied with a trust company as security for
the loan. The bonds were placed with a
syndicate, which will prevent their being
put upon the market. President Alex.
ander considers the negotiation very
favorable one.-N. Y. Commercial Bulle.
in. MuY 20.
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A SelE.ReYolying Dip Net.

a very remarkable invention or dis.
coyery has been made by Mr.. Joe
Reynolds, of Hawkinsville. He has now
st work in the river. at this place q self
revolving dip net, and it not only dips up
the fish, but puts them in basket sus.
pended under the net. The act revolves
day and night, and occasionally q fine
red. horse, OF Dream, or shad, or other
fish, is dipped cut of the stream, and
slides gently into the basket.
Mr.. Reynolds caught sixty dollars
worth of fish from the 18th of March to
the 10th of April, His machine works
itself without g cent of expense. A few
mornings ago he went to the net and
found that it had caught during the night
and dropped into The basket six red .horse,
five white sEad, four river carp and cat
-HowAinsuiAe, Ca, Dispatch.
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Dynamite vs.. Prohibition.

CHICAGO, May 20..-A Nashville
special says: Rev. 7. J. Duncan, pastor
of the Methodist Church at Pulaski, was
by invitation addressing q large audience
in the church at Springfield, Robertson,
County, upon prohibition, when terrific
report at the rear of the edi6ce was
heard. The audience became greatly
alarmed, and the excitement was inten.
sifed by second report, which quickly
followed. Mr.. Duncan kept cool, and
resun ed his discourse. After the conclu.
sion of the address, an examination of
the premises showed that two dynamite
cartridges had been fred in rear of the
stand erected by Mr.. Duncan. The
ground was torn up for some distance
around and glass in windows shattered.
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TH HURsDAY NAY 26, 1897.


Ihe time ats which the petitions for
the holding Of the election on Prohibi:
tion iin sthisI County are to be returned
stosthe County Committee Of the prohi:;
sbitipnist has been fixed for Saleday in
Jane, next Monday week. Itisimpor.
Stant to have 81 thoroug canvasso Of the
rsaI estate owners of the County made
before that time, in order to have the
petitions as large; as possible. The
members ofs The township Committees
shonld divide their Townships, and see
every real estate owner if possible. In
doing this, too, remember that this pro-
vision which makes g class distinction
between the real estate owners and the
mon real estate owners, was put into the
BilI on motion 81 Senator Youmans, who
an anti:proh ohibitioniss and who was
trying tos defeat the Anderson Bill. The
bitionists exp pect to prove that 3
majority of all classes of The citizens Of
Anderson County favor the Bill.
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A Duel to the Death.

CArrLEsEURs, KY, May 11.-Peter
Tripp and Alexander Caldwell, we'll.
known farmers, last week quar,eled about
q fence, and parted threatening to kill
each other on sight. Both armed them.
selves, and on Monday evening they met
on the road near town and at once
opened fire on each other. Trip was
instantly killed; Caldwell lived until
morning. II is believed that their sons
Rill continue the ieud.
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The Interstate Commerce Railroad
Law of Congress.

Mr.. EDITOR: This law has created so:
much interest, in business circles, and
there has been such howl raised by the
railroad syndicaies over it, that it would
be we'll for the people, atleast, to demand,
q fairtria} of its effects before condemn
ing it. Indeed, the principle upon
which it is based, that all common car
riers are-proper subjects Of legislation, as
a means of protection to the public, that
the step which has been. taken in this
bill should never be retraced: The long
and short haul clause has been the target
for the attacks Of railroad officials, but
this opposition should only excite the
people to greater caution on that particu-
lar point. It is within the memory Of
the Anderson merchants that only few
years back they were forced to haul their
goods from Central in wagons to avoid
the extortions Of the short-haul or local
freight. The competition for through h
freight had become 30. excessive that the
usual profit on such transportation was
!lost, and it had 70 be made up on the
local freight, where there was no compe-
tition. 10 the West and North these ex.
tortions had been SO great along the lines
of these trnnk railroads that the produ.
GERS and merchants everywhere were
crying out for redress. Hence the pres
ent bill. That there will be some confu-
sion incident on the changes made neces.
sary by this bill is to be expected, but in
the long run it will work to the advantage
OF the people, and the railroads, too. If
experience develops any radical defects,
they can be remedied by future Con-
',I,,s gress. T. 81. R.
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Going Through Estatoe Gap.

AsHEv1LLE, N. c., May 1S.-Yester.
day the surveying party on the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago Road
reached this city. Major Kirk, the chief
engineer, reports himself absolutely sur
prised at the easy grade found through b
the Estatoe Gap and down the French
Broad. The Blue Ridge is to be pene.
trated without tunnel, and with q
grade of only seventy.eight feet to the
mile, while on the Asheville and Spar
tanburg Road the grade reaches two
hundred and thirty. three feet for three
miles.
Major Kinks opinion has greatly
encouraged the people of this section in
regard to this new railway connection.
The route is one of remarkable natural
beauty, emitting it to the name of the
scenic route. Coming through the Blue
Ridge at one of its lowest gaps, but at q
point noted for wildness and grandeur of
its surroundings, it will always be one of
the special features of a trip to the
mountains. But when once fairly on
this side of the mountains, and the
tourist is carried along the picturesque
and charming banks of the French
Broad, the most beautiful views will
burst upon him like revelation. No
river abounds in greater variety Of
views than the wayward and capricious
French Broad. A:.lone time its waters,
calm and quiet as those of lake, will
not betray the easy movement they are
making, while only mile further the
next turn in the winding railway will
give it q view of rushing, foaming falls,
worthy of painters brush. So still is
this peculiar river, in some places before
reaching Asheville, that the Aboriginees
called it Sleeping River. Hare it begins
its rapid descent to join the Tennessee,
and the RED man called it the Racing
River-Salika; while above here it was
Tahkeeostee. Much interest is felt here
in regard to the completion of the G. G.
G. and g. road, now already graded
nearly to Greenville. It is considered
one Of the certainties of the near future.
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Pomona Hill Nurseries
POMONA, N. C.

Two and half miles west of Greensboro,
N. G. The main line of the R. & D. R.
R. passes through the grounds and with
in 100 feet of the Office. Salem trains
make regular stops twice daily each way.
Those interested in Fruit and Fruit grow
ing are cordially invited to inspect this
the largest nursery in the State aud one
among the largest in the South.
The proprietor has for many years Wis.
tied the leading Nurseries North and
West, and corresponded with those of
foreign countries, gathering every fruit
that was calculated to suit the South,
both native and foreign. The reputation
of Pomona Hill Nurseries is such that
many agents going out from Greensboro,
representing other nurseries, try to leave
the impression that they are representing
these nurseries. Why do they do it?
Let the public answer.
/ have in stock growing land can show
visitors the same) the largest and best
stock Of trees, &C., ever shown or seen in
any two nurseries in North Carolina,
consisting of apple, peach, pear, cherry,
plum, grape, Japanese persimmon, Japa-
nese plum, apricots, nectarine, Russian
apricot, mulberry, ounces. Small fruits
Strawberry, raspberry, currants, pecans,
English walnuts, rhubarb, asparagus,
eyergreens, shade trees, roses &c.
Give your order to my authorized
agent OF order direct from the nursery.
Correspondence solicited. Descriptive
catalogues free to applicants.
Address,
VAN TrNDIpv
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-sts
Tho Charle eston Netus and Courier sug-
geafs the Hon. Charles a. simonton for
sthe. position Of Associate Justice Of the
limited States snpreme Court instead of
thes late Judge W Woods. We heartily
geldo dorse this sugge estion. Judge Simon
ton IS oneo the; beat equipped and ablest
ssslaWyela in our country. A man with
CREST working capacity, fine ability,
scholarly tai i1iing and unusual practical
jnagnasnt, he possesses those qualities Of
mind Gbined with that physical pow.
ser,s which emiinently ft him for any in:
ssellectual work, and to these he adds
ssthose qualities Of personal character
which command for him the admiration
and esteem d: all who; know him. Pres.
ssldents Cleveland will not, in our jjudg.
ssmept, find So more thoroughly. upright,
able cholarly and energetic man for. the
position % than he would get in Judge
SSSimonton "a knoM that Judge Simon:
ston does not seek this position, but it
sissonld great crafty ffy his friends to see
3aIm promoted to i, for they feel that he
would adora the Supreme Bench of the
nsd don; and reflect credit upon the Pres:
idsntsH election. s. 33s;
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sts,f- t..ss5i :. - - - - - :
sssolae '.l :ll.ll Big Leaks.O

I BE Ep1ToR snch is the caption of
s. \. very nggeatiye article, signed 4, 2. B.,
found ln the last monthly report Of the
s'epastnsnt Of Agriculture, based upon
saA recent report. by the Chief of the
sBnreau OF Statistics Of the q. S. Treas
MY department.. From this statement
si appearfa7 the South Carolina farmers
spo1ghs OF imported during the year
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Constitutional Amendment.

nj Office is hereby given. by order of the
IN Board of Directors of the Anderson
Building and Loan Association, that at
the annual meeting of the stockholders in
in June next the following amendments
to the Constitution of the SAID Association
will be proposed, to wit:
It is proposed to amend Section Three of
Article Five of the Constitution, by strik-
ing out the first sentence thereof, and in
serting in its stead the following words Z:
.The Directors SHALL from time to time,
fix the minimum premium for which the
funds of the Association shall sell, but
such minimum premium shall not at any
time be fixed ct q higher sum than twenty,
nor at lower sum than ten, dollars On
every loan OF one hundred dollars"
1t is further proposed to add the follow
ing Articles to the said Constitution, to be
known as Articles TX and x, to wit
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week and 1872 the week previous. Fail
ures in the South are very light, and in
other sections of The country are below
the average, except in the Pucitic States
and Canada, where casualties arc on the
increase"
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PARTICLE 1X.'

The Secretary and Treasurer shall be
authorized, under such regulations as may
be prescribed by the Board of Directors, to
loan any funds of the Association in his
hands. which have not been contracted for,
on loans for period not longer than the
next regular day of sale, to be secured by
stock Of the Association Us collateral !;
Provided, That no such loan shall be made
for larger sum than seventy. five per cent.
of the money paid in on such stock"